The following is the project report covering the basis of the methodology, key findings and proposed recommendations.

Describes tools for financial protection and their relationship with public investment activities. General guidelines on the mechanisms for retention and transfer of disaster risk are presented.

A System of Indicators designed between 2003 and 2005 with the support of the Operation ATN/JF-7906/07-RG “Information and Indicators Program for Disaster Risk Management” of the IDB.

This report presents the catastrophe risk assessment for Jamaica taking into account that hurricanes and earthquakes are the natural events that represent the main hazard for the country.

The following is a list of the GIS datasets acquired and used for data analysis in the RiVAMP project.

The susceptibility of the environment (ecological and physical) to natural and anthropogenic hazards threatens the socio-economic welfare of persons dependent on natural resources. Access to...

The study is a pilot for a more comprehensive research on internet use among young people in Jamaica and contributes to the scant body of literature on internet use among young people in Jamaica....

Innovation is the conversion of knowledge and ideas into tangible or intangible products, processes and services which may be for commercial use, or for the public good. Ideas drive information...

Spatial Boundaries can be defined as geographically defined imaginary lines designed to divide one area of land from another.The use of these boundaries, however, often creates a paradox in urban...

The Barbados Plan of Action for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) identifies the management of wastes as a critical issue in achieving sustainability. Worldwide, waste production is growing,...